Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-01
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NnAfIEh ~.
any OTIS ASKED IN MARRIAGE.
A SNSS-ttooirse John Mel got over his
EEws sole and the other injuries in
THE IN by the Infatuated cock ostrich
.,coad IS e way, humiliating thing to
out OF time by a feathered fowl,
IT work TO learn the routine Of
Saw He did not find this q disa-
for Pix, especially when he had 20
tructress rs Bessie, who knew
to show him the way in which
go. Naturally Of an energetic
working temperament he very
Tnore or less into the swing Of the
mord at the end of six weeks began
Senaiite learnSdly of cattle and Os-
thaI. sweet and sour veldt. About
or so Bessie used to put him
Is regular examination as TO his
kePalso she gave him lessons in
tond Zulu, both of which tongues
asse TO perfection; so it will be seen
Prtiid not lack for pleasant and pro-
snployment. Another thing was
grew much attached to old SilaS
M,The old gentleman, with his hand
No. est face, his large and varied
.ha,xperience, and his sturdy English
go, made great impression on his
He had never met man quite
CANaf0re. Nor was the liking un-
4, for his host took wonderful
Thohn Mel. "You see, my dear"
the ned to his niece Bessie 'he's
Wesi he doesn't know much about
the but he's willing to learn, and
Web a gentleman. Now, where one
aafirs to deal with, rs on q place like
f,ou mast have a gentleman. Your
at Buelwill never get anything out OF
go IT'S why the BOers kill them
n, because they can't get any
proPos' them without. But yOu see
utmost gets ON well enough with
sentatruk he'll do, my dear, / think
- I'D Bessie quite agreed with
30 il came to pass that after
"heeh;s' trial the bargain was finally
city John paid over his thousand
,nduceff took q third interest in
Could
" yOungish man like John Mel to live
l the same house with young and lovely
-aaRDlike Bessie Croft without running
=. -, risk of ENHANCEMENT. More
eish'' his so where the two people
little or no outside society or diStrac-
TO divert the attention from each other
that there was as yet, at any rate, the
-~t hint of affection between them
liked ono another very much,
'eaVe Il pleasant TO be a good deal to-
'ity eshOrt, they were walking along
.ous oinding road that leads TO the
aths of love. Ii Is q very broad
therrOad that runs elsewhere,
iul like this last, 10 has wide
Clues, too, it leads to deStruc-
biIi,v.ll that il is most agreeable
NV hand-in-hand, winding rs it
II TIT plNat~sAAAl lAAfaAlltlNN W NbAlA-
,. The view is rather limited,
nd hOmelike-iull of familiar
ere stand the kline, kueedeep
there runs the water; and
the corn. Also one can stop
). By and by it grows different.
when the travellers tread the
'SsiOD, pIeeipices will yawn and
e
level far-off peak,
ge and is w perfect peace
+ of ar iIappfg<2 There are those
- lever can be reached, aud that
which rests upon its slopes is no
S.ht, but rather, rs it We're, a
-ud beacon glow reflected
' know not, and lying on this
,aS the suns light lies on the
OF the moon. Some say, again,
we climbed it's tOpmOst pin
sted Of the fresh breath of
weeps around its heightS-ay,
quiring OF immortal barps
ke sigh of angels wings;
a mist has fallen upon
--.sy ilaye wandered in il, and
ared they were on themOuntain
., and the peak was far away.
there are who tell us that they
lways, listening to the voice of
these are old and worn with
men and women who have
ssiOns and ambitions aud the
love. and who now, grit about
8, stand face to face with the
..ty.
Mel was no chicken, nor very
II in love with the first pretty
& He had once, years ago, gone
Ut melancholy stage, and there,
Is an end of it. Another
if Bessie attracted him, so
feTent way. Before he had
Il the house he had come to
that jess was the strangest
yer met, and in her own
lOst attractive Her very
to her charm; for who
who does not like to
I'm jess was a riddle
DIV the key. That
Uniformed he soon
&c remarks; that she
he also knew; hut
~ of her mind
Olve-that was
- eprS,rISlitg was
OmeR's, least of all like
lIin-Sailing Bessie So
come to fathom these
took every opportunity
IN her, and would even,
ime, 90 out with her on heI
"ather flOwer-painting, eN,
On these occasions she would
begin to talk, but il was always
Ks, or England, or some intel.
estiOn. She never spoke Of her
rn became evident to John that
ssOciety, aud missed him wher
aOme. IL never occurred TO him
it was to a girl of considerable
1ttainments, and still greater
Is and aspirations, to
rst time INTO the society
intelligenS gentleman.
,mpty-headed, one-sided
ID both read and thought,
cen little, and i'm him jess
ID which, though of an inferior